Purpose
At the foot of the mountain, while confiscating the Liang Army's supplies, Xie Liancheng had not forgotten to dispatch two cavalry squads to follow the mountain's base and determine its area, lest the Liang Army sneak into the mountains and then secretly escape down from another location.
During this process, the main force led by Shi Lei soon arrived safely and regrouped with Xie Liancheng.
This was all thanks to Xie Liancheng and the others, whose actions had greatly slowed the Liang Army's progress.
"Did they flee into the mountains?"
After confirming the news, a faint crease appeared between Shi Lei's brows, but it quickly smoothed out again.
"It doesn't matter. The Liang Kingdom is barely able to protect itself now. If these Liang Army soldiers hide in the mountains without logistical supplies, they'll ultimately meet their own destruction."
Of course, the prerequisite for letting the Liang Army destroy itself was that they could not be allowed to escape.
Shi Lei naturally knew what to do. He directly ordered his troops to establish a blockade along the mountain's base.
"Lieutenant Colonel, if our main force surrounds the Liang Army here, how are we supposed to fight over in the Liang Kingdom?"
Hearing his adjutant's question, Shi Lei looked at him somewhat strangely.
"Who said the purpose of this expedition is to take the Liang Kingdom's cities?"
"Huh?"
The adjutant was dumbfounded.
Seeing this, Shi Lei patiently explained...
"From beginning to end, we've had only one objective: to tie down the Liang Kingdom's main force. Now that the Liang Kingdom's primary troops are all here and can't return, the remaining forces in the Liang Kingdom will be completely unable to threaten our Great Zhou's besieging troops."
At this point, Shi Lei's voice paused.
"Do you understand now? Whether we attack